• Priority Property Pool Cases - Update to the profession 1

    As a result of the sustained success of the highly successful Priority Property Pool under $500,000 Pilot (PPP500), the Courts have received funding from the Commonwealth Government to expand the initiative to all filing registries. The criteria for inclusion as a PPP Case has also been expanded to afford a greater number of parties access to this case management model from 30 October 2023.

  • What can I do if the other party is not complying with the orders?

    Frequently asked question response

  • How do I eFile further documents to support my application for divorce?

    You may be required or need to file further documents to support your application for divorce. The following documents can be eFiled on the Commonwealth Courts Portal.

  • Family Law: Costs

    This page explains party and party costs, how to dispute an itemised account for party and party costs, and the steps involved in disputing a costs account

  • Family law: Conciliation

    This page describes the role of conciliation in dispute resolution, including the role of the judicial registrar who will conduct the conference

  • Fair work: I want to apply

    This page provides details about how to apply to the Court in the Fair Work jurisdiction.

  • Fair work: Small claims

    This page provides information about the Court’s Fair Work small claims process.

  • Lighthouse Project - Update to the Profession November 2021

    In the final edition the Lighthouse Project Update for 2021, this edition will focus on the Evatt List and includes a Q & A with Evatt List Senior Judicial Registrars and Judicial Registrars to address the most common questions that the Court has received about the Lighthouse Project.  The Evatt List The Evatt List, as a specialised Court list, has been developed and implemented to assist families that have been identified as being at high risk of family violence and other associated…

  • Media release: Help sought to locate child, Kealin Francisco, missing from South-East Queensland region

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) is seeking public assistance to help locate 8 year-old child, Kealin Paul John Francisco, born 17 December 2016. Kealin has a fair complexion with freckles, and ginger coloured hair which is mid-length top with short back and sides. He has blue coloured eyes and is approximately 120 cm tall with a slim build.
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